Nine methods for stabilizing the mind, Nine stages of shamatha, Nine kinds of balanced absorption: 2 definitions
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical SystemsThe Nine Methods for Stabilizing the Mind are known in Tibetan as sems gnas pa'i thabs dgu. They are the nine stages of tranquil abiding:
- mental placement,
- continuous placement,
- patched placement,
- close placement,
- taming the mind,
- pacification of the mind,
- complete pacification,
- one-pointed attention, and
- balanced placement.
The Nine Ways of Resting the Mind are known in Tibetan as sems gnas pa'i thabs dgu.鈥擶hatever the object of our meditation, we pass through nine stages in the development of shamatha.
- Resting the Mind (Tibetan: 'jog pa);
- Resting the Mind Longer (Tibetan: rgyun du 'jog pa);
- Continuously Resettling the Mind (Tibetan: blan te 'jog pa);
- Fully Settling the Mind (Tibetan: nye bar 'jog pa);
- Taming the Mind (Tibetan: dul bar byed pa);
- Pacification of the Mind (Tibetan: zhi bar byed pa);
- Complete Pacification of the Mind (Tibetan: rnam par zhi bar byed pa);
- One-pointedness (Tibetan: rtse gcig tu byed pa);
- Resting in Equanimity (Tibetan: mnyam par 'jog pa byed pa);
The ninth stage of resting the mind is also known as the 鈥榦ne-pointed mind of the desire realm鈥� (Tibetan: 'dod sems rtse gcig pa). These are taken from Maitreya's Ornament of Mahayana Sutras (Mah膩y膩nas奴tr膩la峁卥膩ra).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Samatha, For, The, The, Mind, Absorption, Balancing, Way, Te.
Full-text: sems gnas pa'i thabs dgu, 'jog pa, rgyun du 'jog pa, blan te 'jog pa, nye bar 'jog pa, dul bar byed pa, zhi bar byed pa, rtse gcig tu byed pa, mnyam par 'jog pa byed pa, rnam par zhi bar byed pa, 'dod sems rtse gcig pa.
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